Means and methods for treating headaches

Details Means and methods for treating headaches Means and methods for treating headaches

2007-11-13

2007-11-13

Lacyk, John P. (Department: 3735)

Surgery

Magnetic field applied to body for therapy

Electromagnetic coil

Reexamination Certificate

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10327163

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a system and method for treating headaches. The system employs a self-contained, battery operated, readily portable and easy-to-operate head-mounted magnetic depolarizer to generate a transient or time-varying high-intensity magnetic field into and around the user's head or neck. The magnetic depolarizer system can be used to depolarize the neurons of the brain and/or the trigeminal nerve. This type of neuronal depolarization has the capability for terminating migraine or other types of headaches.

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